UNFPA, the United Nations Population Fund, is an international development agency that promotes the right of every woman, man and child to enjoy a life of health and equal opportunity. UNFPA supports countries in using population data for policies and programmes to reduce poverty and to ensure that every pregnancy is wanted, every birth is safe, every young person is free of HIV, and every girl and woman is treated with dignity and respect. UNFPA – because everyone counts.

Closing date: 27 Apr 2011

Location: Nigeria – Kaduna

VACANCY NO.: UNFPA Job ID 1759

POST TITLE: Programme Coordinator, Kaduna Decentralized Office

CATEGORY: ICS-11 (P-4) *

POST TYPE: Non-Rotational

DUTY STATION: Kaduna, Nigeria

DURATION: One year fixed-term initially

ORGANIZATIONAL UNIT: Nigeria Country Office

Organizational Setting

Under the guidance of the Representative, the Programme Coordinator, Kaduna DO, designs, develops and manages an innovative and responsive decentralized office programme and as well as plays a leadership role for the UNDAF delivery as one programmes in Kaduna. S/he responds creatively to complex challenges and frequently changing demands in terms of a fluctuating resource base, multiple funding arrangements, and donor contacts and complex programme execution modalities. The Programme Coordinator, Kaduna DO advances the ICPD agenda within the context of UNDAF in a politically sensitive environment, responding to changing substantive priorities of government. The Programme Coordinator, Kaduna DO facilitates and coordinates RH programme officers and promotes partnership, synergy and strategic alliances within the UN system, counterparts in government, multilateral and bilateral agencies as well as civil society organizations.

During the Country Programme cycle, s/he provides substantive inputs to project formulation, monitoring and evaluation, joint programming initiatives and development frameworks in states under the sub office. S/he guides and facilitates the delivery of UNFPA’s programmes and performs the role of administrative, financial and technical/programmatic coordinator of Sub Office.

Main Tasks and Responsibilities:

• Conducts substantive policy dialogue with Government counterparts and UN and other development partners to facilitate the incorporation of UNFPA’s programme priorities and ICPD agenda into national plans and strategies, UN systems initiatives and development frameworks (CCA, UNDAF, PRPs, SWAPs, CAPs, MDG)
• Translates global strategies into country specific advocacy strategies, creates and delivers effective evidence-based advocacy messages to promote UNFPA’s programme goals taking into account political and social sensitivities.
• Promotes a result based approach and integrates innovative policies and strategies into the design and formulation of country programmes, sub-programmes and projects based on strategic priorities and responsive to the countries’ needs in the areas of reproductive health, population and development and gender
• Facilitates the achievement of programme results by identifying, providing and coordinating substantive and technical inputs into programme development and implementation, ensuring substantive monitoring and oversight and coordination and evaluating the inputs of consultants and technical experts.
• Promotes knowledge sharing and continuous learning, testing, linking and documenting innovative strategies, approaches, lessons learned and best practices inside and outside UNFPA and replicating these strategies and approaches. Ensures that programme staff integrate new substantive policies, methodologies and tools (RBM, gender concepts etc)
• Mobilizes co-financing resources for support to the country programme recommending a strategic approach and encouraging Country Office action. Assists the government and other executing agencies in the coordination of assistance for population programmes.
• Provides substantive technical support and coordination for the effective management of all RH outputs including development and implementation of result based workplans, project financial monitoring and budget management in ATLAS.
• Represents UNFPA in the geographic area, which covers 7 states with a population of 35 million, and in various fora as requested by the Representative on programmatic and technical issues.
• Facilitate the effective running of the DO, including efficient management and supervision of staff, finance and administrative matters in accordance with relevant UNFPA rules and procedures.
• Have oversight responsibility and is accountable for the appropriate use and management of DO resources and those provided for the programmes in the geographic area.
• In collaboration with the Country Office, provides a harmonized coordination support to UN Agencies, Non-Governmental Organizations (NGOs) and state’s national authorities through the establishment of a wider/appropriate consultation process to enhance coordination between state counterparts, development partners, thus strengthening the links between states counterparts and UN Agencies.
• Undertake any other assignments as may be required by the Representative in close connection with the main office

Required Competencies

Core Competencies

• Values: Integrity/Commitment to UNFPA mandate
• Knowledge sharing and continuous learning
• Valuing diversity
• Managing relationships: working in teams, communicating information and ideas; conflict and self management
• Working with people: Empowerment/Developing people/Performance Management
• Personal Leadership and Effectiveness: Analytical and strategic thinking
• Results orientation/Commitment to excellence
• Appropriate and transparent decision making.

Functional Competencies

• Advocacy/Advancing a policy oriented agenda
• Results-based programme development management
• Innovation and marketing of new approaches
• Leveraging the resources of state government and partners
• Building strategic alliances and partnerships
• Resource Mobilization

Qualifications:

• Advanced degree in health, population, demography and/or other related social science field. PhD is an advantage.
• 7 years of professional experience, preferably in programme/project management in the public or private sector.
• Knowledge of the UN System will be an advantage
• Fluency in oral and written English

UNFPA provides a work environment that reflects the values of gender equality, teamwork, respect for diversity, integrity and a healthy balance of work and life. We are committed to maintaining our balanced gender distribution and therefore encourage women to apply.

We offer an attractive remuneration package commensurate with the level of the post. The package includes a competitive net salary plus cost of living adjustment, housing allowance, home leave, health insurance and other benefits.

How to apply

UNFPA has established an electronic application management system. This allows applicants to create a candidate profile, which can be updated regularly and submitted for more than one vacancy.

Download the Step by Step Guide to Applying in the E-Recruit System of UNFPA at http://www.unfpa.org/employment/vacancy.htm

Please print out the Guide for your reference during the registration and application process.

Notice: There is no application, processing or other fee at any stage of the application process. UNFPA does not solicit or screen for information in respect of HIV or AIDS and does not discriminate on the basis of HIV/AIDS status.

*This is a project-funded post.

Reference Code: RW_8FFK42-85

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Programme Coordinator NGO Jobs in Nigeria

United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA)

UNFPA, the United Nations Population Fund, is an international development agency that promotes the right of every woman, man and child to enjoy a life of health and equal opportunity. UNFPA supports countries in using population data for policies and programmes to reduce poverty and to ensure that every pregnancy is wanted, every birth is safe, every young person is free of HIV, and every girl and woman is treated with dignity and respect. UNFPA – because everyone counts.

Closing date: 27 Apr 2011

Location: Nigeria – Abia

VACANCY NO.: UNFPA Job ID 1760

POST TITLE: Programme Coordinator, Abia Decentralized Office

POST TYPE: Non-Rotational

DUTY STATION: Abia, Nigeria

DURATION: One year fixed-term initially

ORGANIZATIONAL UNIT: Nigeria Country Office

Organizational Setting

Under the guidance of the Representative, the Programme Coordinator of Abia Decentralized Office (DO) has a dual role. S/he is the primary implementer of the Country Programme at the Abia DO, as well as overseeing the RH component in the DO. The Programme Coordinator of Abia DO substantively contributes to the management of UNFPA activities in the DO. Acting as an analyst/advisor, the Programme Coordinator of Abia DO proactively provides the Representative with information on achievement of results in the implementation of UNFPA programmes in the states under the DO.

During the Country programme cycle, the Programme Coordinator of Abia DO facilitates and coordinates programme officers and promotes partnership, synergy and strategic alliances with counterparts in government, multilateral and bilateral agencies as well as civil society organizations. The Programme Coordinator of Abia DO leads the programme team, inspiring it to translate the country programme goals into specific solutions and results.

S/he must effectively influence counterparts from diverse backgrounds to jointly contribute to advance the ICPD policy agenda.

Main Tasks and Responsibilities:

• Creates substantive knowledge of population and development, Reproductive Health and Gender Equality issues in the DO, assesses technical assistance needs in these areas and advises on the suitability of programmes and projects to meet these needs. Addresses policy issues and provides substantive inputs to facilitate policy dialogue and the incorporation of these policies into national plans and strategies, UN systems initiatives and development frameworks (CCA, UNDAF, PRSPs, SWAPs, CAPs MDG).
• Provides substantive leadership and inputs into the design and formulation of programmes and projects translating UNFPA’s mandate and strategies priorities into local interventions, and responding to Government plans and priorities. Introduces into the project formulation process the results of programme and project reviews and evaluations, best practices, as well as innovative strategies, approaches and policies
• Advises and reports on achievement of programme and project results, proactively measuring substantive progress and the effective utilization of financial and human project resources using appropriate monitoring and measuring mechanisms and tools. Leads programme and project implementation, guiding and orienting executing agencies and project personnel introducing effective modalities and practices of implementation.
• Creates and documents knowledge by evaluating programmes, projects and ongoing experience for lessons learned, best practices and replicable strategies and approaches and actively shares and applies this knowledge. Creates mechanisms to collect and share knowledge.
• Analyzes population and development, Reproductive Health and Gender equality issues within the states in the DO to provide substantive inputs to institutional responses and advocacy strategies taking into account political and social sensitivities. Takes opportunities to advocate and advance UNFPA’s policy agenda by participating in public information events.
• Contributes to the resource mobilization strategy by analyzing information on potential donors, preparing substantive briefs and project proposals in line with donor priorities, creating feedback mechanisms and providing information on progress of donor funded projects. Identifies opportunities for cost sharing.
• Provides substantive technical support and coordination for the effective management of all programme outputs including development and implementation of result based workplans, project financial monitoring and budget management in ATLAS.
• In collaboration with Government counterparts, NGOs and other partners contributes substantively to implement an integrated UNFPA programme, monitoring and evaluation.
• Helps create and document knowledge about current and emerging programmatic issues, by analyzing programmes, projects, strategies, approaches and ongoing experience for lessons learned, best practices, and shares with the Field Office team for use in knowledge sharing and planning future strategies.
• Represents UNFPA in the geographic area, which covers 8 states with a population of 30 million, and in various fora as requested by the Representative on programmatic and technical issues.
• Facilitate the effective running of the DO, including efficient management and supervision of staff, finance and administrative matters in accordance with relevant UNFPA rules and procedures.
• Have oversight responsibility and is accountable for the appropriate use and management of DO resources and those provided for the programmes in the geographic area.
• In collaboration with the Representative, provides a harmonized coordination support to UN Agencies, Non-Governmental Organizations (NGOs) and state’s national authorities through the establishment of a wider/appropriate consultation process to enhance coordination between state counterparts, development partners, thus strengthening the links between states counterparts and UN Agencies.
• Undertake any other assignments as may be required by the Representative in close connection with the main office

Required Competencies

Core Competencies

• Values: Integrity/Commitment to UNFPA mandate
• Knowledge sharing and continuous learning
• Valuing diversity
• Managing relationships: working in teams, communicating information and ideas; conflict and self management
• Working with people: Empowerment/Developing people/Performance Management
• Personal Leadership and Effectiveness: Analytical and strategic thinking
• Results orientation/Commitment to excellence
• Appropriate and transparent decision making.

Functional Competencies

 Advocacy/Advancing a policy oriented agenda

 Results-based programme development management

• Innovation and marketing of new approaches
• Leveraging the resources of state government and partners
• Building strategic alliances and partnerships
• Resource Mobilization

Qualifications:

• Advanced degree in health, population, demography and/or other related social science field. PhD is an advantage.
• 7 years of professional experience, preferably in programme/project management in the public or private sector.
• Knowledge of the UN System will be an advantage
• Fluency in oral and written English

UNFPA provides a work environment that reflects the values of gender equality, teamwork, respect for diversity, integrity and a healthy balance of work and life. We are committed to maintaining our balanced gender distribution and therefore encourage women to apply.

We offer an attractive remuneration package commensurate with the level of the post. The package includes a competitive net salary plus cost of living adjustment, housing allowance, home leave, health insurance and other benefits.

How to apply

UNFPA has established an electronic application management system. This allows applicants to create a candidate profile, which can be updated regularly and submitted for more than one vacancy.

Download the Step by Step Guide to Applying in the E-Recruit System of UNFPA at http://www.unfpa.org/employment/vacancy.htm

Please print out the Guide for your reference during the registration and application process.

Notice: There is no application, processing or other fee at any stage of the application process. UNFPA does not solicit or screen for information in respect of HIV or AIDS and does not discriminate on the basis of HIV/AIDS status.

*This is a project-funded post.

Reference Code: RW_8FFKDG-86

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